Math - 8th Grade

Avon Lake City Schools

Curriculum Framework

Introduction to Algebra - Grade 8

Course Overview:

An introductory course for Algebra 1 based on the Ohio Grade 8 Standards. A TI-30XIIS calculator is required for this course.

Textbook (Title and Publishing Company):

EnVision Mathematics 2020, Savvas Publishing

Online/Supplemental Materials:

  • SuccessMaker Online

Assessments:

  • Ohio State Test
  • NWEA Map Growth
  • Topic Common Assessments

Content/Topics/Learning Goals

Subject to Pacing and Schedules

1st Quarter

  • Number Sense:
    • Real Number System emphasizing Rational and Irrational Numbers
    • Decimal Expansions
    • Compare and Order Real Numbers
    • Estimating irrational expressions
    • Rational approximation
  • One Variable Equations:
    • Simplifying and Translating Expressions and Equations
    • Solving One Variable Equations (with multiple steps and fractions)
    • Solving One Variable Equations with One, None, and Infinite Solutions

2nd Quarter

  • Exponents:
    • Evaluating Exponents
    • Simplifying Exponents by Applying Exponent Rules
    • Squares and Cubes
    • Scientific Notation
  • Two Variable Equations:
    • Graphing Linear Equations (Two Variables)
    • Slope and Slope Intercept form of Equations
    • Proportional Reasoning

3rd Quarter

  • Scatter Plots & Association:
    • Writing equations for lines
    • Analyzing lines of best
    • Two-way tables
  • Transformations:
    • Perform and Identify Transformations (Translations, Reflections, Rotations, Dilations)
    • Perform and Identify Multiple Transformations
    • Congruent Statements and Finding Missing Parts
    • Congruent and Similar Figures
  • Functions:
    • Defining, Evaluating, Determining, Displaying, and Comparing Functions
    • Linear VS NonLinear Functions
    • Applications with Functions
    • Describing Functions Qualitatively

4th Quarter

  • 2-D Geometry:
    • Interior and Exterior Angles of Triangles
    • Parallel Lines and Angle Relationships
    • Pythagorean Theorem, its Converse, and Applications
    • Pythagorean Theorem on the Coordinate Plane – lengths, perimeter, and area
  • 3-D Geometry:
    • Finding Diagonals of Prisms by Applying Pythagorean Theorem
    • Finding Volumes of Cylinders, Cones, and Spheres
  • Systems of Equations:
    • Graphing Systems of Equations
    • Solving Systems Algebraically by Substitution and Elimination

Last updated: September, 2023